held up in touch in rear, not fluent and went left 2nd and 3rd, closed 6th, ridden and lost place 8th, not fluent 4 out, mistake and well beaten 3 out, plugged on for modest 4th after last, no chance
held up in touch in rear, not fluent 3rd, closed 6th, outpaced before 2 out, no impression and well held after, lost 4th flat
made all, not fluent 4 out, ridden and 3 lengths clear when nearest rival made bad mistake last, stayed on
tracked leaders, went close 2nd 3rd until before 6th where not fluent, soon lost place, well beaten 3 out, pulled up before next
tracked leaders on inside, jumped left 2nd and when not fluent 3rd, switched left and closed next, lost place before 6th, ridden to close again next, outpaced in 3rd before 2 out, plugged on same pace
tracked winner until 3rd and again before 6th, ridden and 3 lengths down when bad mistake last, no impression after
QUARTON opened his account over fences with a 10 length victory at Worcester a week ago. A penalty looks unlikely to prevent Evan Williams' charge following-up and he gets the nod to confirm running with third-placed Crescent Beach. The latter finished ahead of Darnborough when placed at the same track earlier while Julie Prince posted a better effort at Fontwell last time and further progress is expected from him. The remainder are hard to fancy on what little they've shown so far.
Quarton (IRE) 11-2 (10-10) Chased leaders, went 2nd before 5th, not fluent 8th, led and pecked slightly 2 out, stayed on well, clear final 200 yards, won at Worcester 2m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd beating Callhimwhatyouwant (11-4) by 10l, 5 ran.
Amen (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Held up in last trio, struggling 7th, never a factor, tailed off, last of 8, well behind Baby Mix (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m nov chs (3) gf in Jun.
Julie Prince (IRE) 9-4fav (11-1) Tracked leader, blundered 3rd, led 4 out, headed 2 out, lost 2nd place after last, no extra, 3rd of 8, 16l behind Rudigreen (11-9) at Fontwell 2m 2f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf.
The Quantum Kid 22-1 (10-12) Led, headed before 2 out, soon ridden and weakened, 8th of 14, 40l behind Oliver's Gold (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd.
Crescent Beach (IRE) 11-2 (10-3) Held up, not fluent 2nd, headway 6th, outpaced after 8th, stayed on flat, no impression, 3rd of 5, 12l behind Quarton (10-10) at Worcester 2m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd.
Novikov 20-1 (9-11) Prominent, ridden 4 out, weakened approaching last where blundered, 7th of 11, 31l behind Rudigreen (11-7) at Stratford 2m 4f hcp 0-100 (5) gf.
Darnborough (IRE) 5-1 (10-4) Jumped right, chased leaders, hit 6th and reminders, lost place from next, weakened after 9th, tailed off, 8th of 9, well behind Cap Elorn (11-3) at Worcester 2m hcp 0-100 (5) gd in Jul.
